Insulating protective and buoyant suit



1942- E. c. CRAIG ETAL 2,305,605

INSULATING PROTECTIVE AND'BUQYANT SUIT FiIed Feb. 17, 1941:;

INVENTORS 4 .0. Craig BY G. ya'e I Patented Dec. 22, 1942 v f l UNITED STATES PATENT orric INSULATING PROTECTIVE AND BUOYANT SUIT Edward (J. Crai United States Navy, and Glen W. Leyde, Arlington, Va.

Application February 17, 1941, Serial No. 379,367

1 Claim. (Ci. 9--2fl) (Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as

amended April 30, 1928; 376 0. G. 757) Thls invention relates to an insulating proteceach back section while their outer edges are tive and buoyant suit and has for an object to provided with separable fasteners ill extending provide a suit that is waterproof, windproof, soft from about opposite the crotch tothe ankles of and flexible and will stretch to fit the movements the legs 28 formed thereby. of the wearer. At the bottom of each leg 28 there is provided A further object of this invention is to provide a strap 2i secured to the inner side of the bottom a suit that is an excellent insulant for protection of the leg 20 and provided with a snap fastener against cold weather, is very light in Weight and 22 for p n under the arch of the foot of the furnishes buoyancy for life-saving purposes wearer and holding the leg portion 29 in contact should the wearer become immersed in the water. therewith. Sleeves 23 are made of similar st p A further object of this invention is to proof expanded rubber 2d fastened together along vide a suit that can be readily manufactured at the Jo t y izing strip 5 and Sew-rod minimum expense. to the body armholes by means of vulcanizing Another object of this invention is to provide strips 28. To complete the suit, the interlining a suit especially useful for aviators when flying ll of e p d ub S C iO i2 is D OR in cold weather, or over the water, by divers for the inside with a covering 2'! of suitable mateprotection against cold and shock when diving rial Such as ht gaberdlne or flannel and the in cold Water and by occupants and operators of ut r si is p v wi h an outer overin tanks for protection against vibration or shock. S s abe n 0r WhipCOrd- Be w t e e ds w t foregoing d th objects i i go of the sleeve 23 are provided knitted wrist bands the invention consists in the construction, com- 30 While Wrist ps 3! e P d o t ghtcw bination and arrangement of parts hereinafter t e e s W e neceSsary. described and illustrated in the drawing, in he modifications nd Changes n the pr whichportions and arrangements of the parts may be Figure l is an elevational partly broken-away 95 made by those skilled in the art without departview of the suit of this invention; ing from the nature of the invention, within Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of the scope of what is hereinafter claimed. Figure 1; and The invention described herein may be manu- Figures 3 and 4 are front and back views of the factuled a u ed y for t e Go ent of hood in closed position. 30 the UnitedStates of America for governmental There is shown at 10 the suit of this invention pu po WithOu'V the Payment of y la t sd being formed as a covel'all to fit over any other t ereo therefoljclothing of the wearer. The principal feature of Havin thus t f r h and disclosed the nature this suit 10 is the interlining H made of exof this invention, what is claimed is:

panded cellular rubber. As shown, this il'iter- An insulated p t v buoyant i 0 pri lining l I is made of a plurality of sections 12 cut ing an int f expanded cellular rubber, an to fit and joined together by strips l3 vulcanized inner 0 0t Covering a d an Out-Br Cloth cover thereto along the joints M. As shown, there are ing, said .interlining comprising a plurality of four sections of expanded rubber I2 extending vertically extending sections, and vulcanizing from the head and shoulders and about the trunk 40 strips extending along the joints to secure said of the wearer which then continue downwardly sections together, said sections integrally expast the crotch to form legs 2!). At the trunk tending downwardly from the trunk portion. of portion 15, the front sections ii are each joined the suit through the leg portion, a separable to the back sections which, in turn, are joined fastener extending from the crotch upwardly to from the neck to the crotch. A central fastener the neck portion, said sections extending upl6 extends along the center iront from the crotch wardly from the neck portion to form a separable to the neck and partially about an integrally snug fitting hood, and separable fasteners exformed high collar I! capable offorming, with tending from opposite the crotch section down the fastener IS, a very close tight fitting hood 19 around the head and neck of the wearer. Below wardly along the outer edge of said leg sections,

the crotch the inner edge of each front section is EDWARD CRAKG joined by a. vulcanized strip to the inner edge of LEN w LEYDE, 

